Challenge and Opportunity: The Impact of Charter Schools on School Districts - This 2001 report, commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education, found that every school district in the study, which examined 49 school districts in five states, reported impacts from charter schools and made changes in school district operations, in the school district educational system or in both areas. In addition, the authors identified factors related to state law and local conditions that influenced how charter schools affected school districts and how school districts responded to charter schools. (RPP International, U.S. Department of Education, 2001)
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